RISE Mzansi Names Nine Councillors-Elect Following First Local Government Elections
RISE Mzansi has announced the names of nine councillors-elect who will represent the party in municipal councils following its debut in the 2026 Local Government Elections.
In a media statement issued today? Saturday, 14 November 2026, the party’s National Organiser, Makashule Gana, said the nine seats were secured across four Gauteng municipalities.
The City of Johannesburg accounts for five seats, followed by two in Ekurhuleni, one in Tshwane and one in Mogale City.
The councillors-elect are:
– City of Johannesburg: Lukhona Mnguni, Belinda Belseck, Malik Dasoo, Ulinda Lotz and Philemon Manganye.
– City of Ekurhuleni: Christian de Jäger and Samuel Ntuli.
– City of Tshwane: Matome Serabana.
– Mogale City: Motlatsi Nqosa.
Mnguni, who contested the Johannesburg mayoral race for RISE Mzansi, is among the five councillors-elect representing the party in the country’s economic hub.
Founded on 19 April 2023 under the leadership of Songezo Zibi (pictured), RISE Mzansi contested its first local government elections on 4 November 2026.
The party made its electoral debut in the 2024 national and provincial elections, securing two seats in the National Assembly and one in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
RISE Mzansi described its municipal representation as an important milestone in its political growth, saying the newly elected councillors had a responsibility to honour voters’ trust through their work in local government.
The party said its councillors would work towards building a South Africa that is “Safe, Prosperous, Equal, and United, in one generation”.
RISE Mzansi deliberately limited the number of municipalities it contested as part of its strategy to build its organisational structures and expand its political support.
The party also has a cooperation partnership with the GOOD Party. Following the elections, the two parties announced that they had collectively secured 23 council seats across 12 municipalities.
Their combined representation includes six seats in Cape Town, five in Johannesburg, two each in Stellenbosch and Ekurhuleni, and one each in Tshwane, Moga